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"We've changed our approach to new-market expansion. Instead of opening a branch and supporting it with digital, we're leading with digital," Michelle Moore , BofA's head of digital banking, told the San Francisco Business Times.
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In his 45 years as a real estate broker, James J. Reis has developed a keen eye for undervalued treasures. Not the bricks-and-mortar variety, but paper - yellowed, wrinkled, torn, stained, and steeped in so much American history that a single sheet might bring thousands at auction.
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The rate of home price appreciation appears to be accelerating again , at least for those homes purchased using Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac mortgages. The Federal Housing Finance Agency said its Purchase Only House Price Index , based on those mortgage originations, increased by 0.2 percent in May. The April index, originally reported as an 0.1 percent change, was revised up, also to 0.2 percent.
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According to a study conducted by ClosingCorp, a data and tech company for the real estate industry, the highest average total closing fees, including taxes, are in Washington, D.C. , New York , Maryland , Delaware and Pennsylvania . According to a study conducted by ClosingCorp, a data and tech company for the real estate industry, the highest average total closing fees, including taxes, are in Washington, D.C. , New York , Maryland , Delaware and Pennsylvania .
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According to Zacks, "Kingstone Companies, Inc., formerly DCAP Group, Inc., is engaged in the ownership of an insurance company. The Company focuses on automobile, motorcycle and homeowners insurance and its customer base is primarily individuals rather than businesses.
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National Headlines

The approximately 5,200-square-foot commercial condo unit, at 115 Spring Street between Greene and Mercer streets, is currently occupied by an Adidas store. The footwear company signed a lease for the space in 2015, opening an "Originals" store that covers two floors.
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Clockwise from top left: Sleek waterfront home in Southampton lists for $9.75, Sagaponack mansion's price chopped down to $21.5M, Developers and brokers cross fingers for more condo sales amid rocky market and East Hampton home of Hampton Beverage lists for $5.9M. 4.4-acre Sagaponack mansion's price chopped down to $21.5M The ask for a 13,000-square-foot home sitting on 4.4 acres was reduced by $2.45 million, its first cut since it was listed for $23.95 million in June.
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Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock and Capitol Federal Financial are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends. This table compares Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock and Capitol Federal Financial's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
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Royal Bank of Scotland will pay a 4.9 billion US dollar fine to settle allegations it misrepresented the types of mortgages it sold to investors during the housing bubble that ultimately led to the 2008 financial crisis. The US Justice Department said in a statement that the penalty is the largest it has imposed for financial crisis-era misconduct at a single company.
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